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ATTORNEY GENERAL LAYS INSTRUMENT ON CENSUS ORDER 2021 IN PARLIAMENT

April 19, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

In spite of the initial impasse over the presidential emergency summoning of Parliament by President Dr. Julius Maada Bio at the Bintumani Conference Center, the Attorney General and Minister of […]

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As all hell breaks loose in emergency parliamentary meeting, concerns about dangerous instability grow in Sierra Leone

April 19, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Kabs Kanu Today, there was more chaos in Sierra Leone when the ruling SLPP, accused by the opposition of ignoring the constitution and the rule of law, attempted to […]

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President Bio And His SLPP Have Failed

April 15, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

President Bio And His SLPP Have Failed By Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop) If some people are given the opportunity to swallow their words; one such persons who will do that […]

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Sierra Leone newspaper accuses SLPP Government of targeting women in top positions

April 15, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Bio’s Govt Targets Women In Top Positions_* *_www.thetimessierraleone.com_* Recent incident in which a Deputy Minister of Health and his Permanent Secretary, including body guards assaulted a female Doctor, Dr. Catherine […]

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Sierra Leone Human Rights Commission condemns police brutality at IPAM campus and demands action against Police

April 15, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL) is concerned about the spontaneous violence that erupted on 12th April, 2021 between protesting students and the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) at […]

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Sierra Leone female student stripped naked as Police brutalize university students

April 15, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Abu Shaw (14/04/2021) Police brutality, under the ruling SLPP government, reared its ugly head again against angry university students who protested in Freetown on Monday. Sierra Leone citizens have […]

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Human rights abuses worsen in Sierra Leone, as Deputy Health Minister, PS and CMO beat up female doctor, sparking doctors’ strike

April 15, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By COCORIOKO reporters Human rights violations in Sierra Leone under the President Maada Bio SLPP Government took another turn into the abys when a Deputy Health Minister , Anthony Sandi, […]

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Inclusiveness Is At The Heart Of Our Major Governance Challenges

April 15, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Inclusiveness Is At The Heart Of Our Major Governance Challenges A Commentary By Ranger From the tensions, confrontations and spate of politically induced violence that have taken place inside the […]

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Human rights wahala: Kamarainba To Spend Independence Day And Ramadan In Prison.*

April 14, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Kamarainba To Spend Independence Day And Ramadan In Prison.* Mohamed Kamarainba Mansaray will perform his fasting during Ramadan in Prison. He will also spend 60th Independence Anniversary at the Pademba […]

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Oswald Hanciles Column : Mayor/SLPP Vs. Ignorance and enlightenment

April 14, 2021 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

THE OSWALD HANCILES COLUMN Mayor/SLPP Versus Ignorance/Enlightenment I was bemused and amused after reading the March 31, 2021 “Press Statement” by the governing Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), with the […]

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